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Ken Gall explains why fans are fuming at the press response to the recently proposed merger of the two Dundee clubs
When Peter Marr – nightclub owner and chairman of Dundee FC – raised the possibility of his club merging with neighbours Dundee United, there was, unsurprisingly, uproar among the fans of both clubs. Slightly more surprisingly, there was also a flurry of favourable comment in the Scottish press.
Some people were just born to manage England, albeit with the right name and at the right time, says Harry Pearson
Walter, Alf, Don, Joe, Ron, Bobby, Graham, Terry, Glenn, Howard, Kevin.When studying this list of of the forenames of England’s managers it quickly becomes apparent that since the mid-Seventies the FA have got things hopelessly wrong. The departure of Don Revie and the brief interregnum of Joe Mercer should clearly have been followed by a more modern sounding manager, one whose name reeked not of linament and toad-in-the-hole, but of frothy coffee and formica, a Tony, perhaps, an Alan or even a Brian. Instead the FA went backwards and opted for Ron Greenwood.
Manchester City fans have high hopes for the Millennium Stadium. Ashley Shaw wonders why
At one stage Maine Road possessed the tallest floodlights in English football, but with the advent of super stadia the place has come to resemble a relic – a reminder of the club’s glory days.
How one man attempted to bring his club down to flames, literally. Andrew Spiers and Ray Gilbert report
Ken Richardson, ex-benefactor (his choice of word) of Doncaster Rovers, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit arson by a unanimous verdict at Sheffield County Court in the last week of January. Judge Peter Baker said Richardson could expect a custodial sentence and he was remanded in custody pending a bail hearing. Sentencing was delayed as his barrister was ill.
Cyril the Swan falls for the dark side of the media as AS Thomas reports
I know a young boy who is paralysed from the neck down after a horrific road accident. He currently resides at Swansea’s Singleton Hospital and is a Swans fanatic. In fact the local press recently had pictures of him being visited by some of the players and the now-famous mascot, Cyril the Swan. At the time he was promised by the club that should he want Cyril to come up for his birthday, then it would be arranged.